Let Food Be Thy Medicine

A Day to Nourish Body, Mind, and Spirit

August is all about natural health and wellness at the PWNCR! We are headed to a new location: the lush natural setting of Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort in Santa Barbara de Heredia.

There, you’ll have the chance to stretch and strengthen your body; find healing through breathwork, then learn about nourishing foods as medicine. We’ll conclude the meeting with a nutritious farm-to-fork meal at El Tigre Vestido, an outdoor restaurant set in the jungle, overlooking the central valley.

Yoga for Stress Recovery and Breathwork for Healing

The morning kicks off at 7:30 a.m. with a yoga class led by Mimi Mudd — a Saturday morning staple at Finca Rosa Blanca. However, the class on August 10 will be a workshop on specific asanas for recovery from stress. We’ll also practice a special healing breathwork technique.

In the yoga class you’ll learn:

• The 5 yoga asanas (poses) every woman who struggles with stress should try
• How to get major neck and shoulder relief with this one simple yoga pose everyone knows
• Why getting a massage for stress relief could actually be harming your body more than it helps
• How to reverse the effects of stress on the body and begin to heal through breathwork

Yoga classes at Finca Rosa Blanca cost 6.000 CRC. Classes are open to all levels and abilities and there is no matricula. They are held Monday, Friday, and Saturday mornings at 7:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.

PWNCR members can join the August 10th yoga class for the special reduced price of just 2.000 CRC. Please make sure to register for the yoga class below as space is limited!

Let Food Be Thy Medicine with Dr. Rasa Kikanjam

To heal fully, we need to understand the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit. This is the philosophy of Dr. Rasa Nikanjam, ND, a licensed naturopathic doctor from Canada. In her presentation on August 10, Dr. Rasa will discuss the specific ways food can help:

• depression & anxiety
• prevent cancer
• treat diabetes
• lower blood pressure
• detox your body

Dr. Rasa Nikanjam also holds a graduate of science degree in cell biology and genetics from the University of British Columbia. As a naturopathic doctor, she uses Chinese medicine along with acupuncture; nutrition; herbal medicine; homeopathy; counseling; hydrotherapy, and physical medicine to help her patients.

Achieving Optimal Health Through Harmony

Her work recognizes the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit, and that true harmony is only possible when all aspects of being work together. Her passion is guiding patients to understand and eliminate the root cause of their health concerns so they can achieve and maintain optimal health.

Dr. Rasa’s presentation on August 10 will focus on the prevention and treatment of a variety of health concerns from the common cold to chronic, health-threatening ailments.

Enter to Win 3 Nights in Monteverde!

We have a fantastic door prize for August! Make sure you get a door prize ticket when you arrive at the event because this is a prize drawing you don’t want to miss out on…

The generous owner of La Colina de Carolina is giving away 4 days/3 nights at her beautiful B&B in Montezuma to the lucky winner of our August meeting doorprize drawing. Walking distance to town or the beach, La Colina de Carolina is the perfect place to de-stress and get back to nature. Remember, you have to be there to win!